Nicotine (cont.)
Tobacco Kills
Each year, nearly half a million Americans die from tobacco use. One of every
six deaths in the United States is a result of smoking tobacco, making tobacco
more lethal than all other addictive drugs combined.
Can nicotine make me nervous or depressed?
Scientists are learning how tobacco and nicotine affect teen smokers. Studies
going on for 25 years show a link between heavy teen smoking and fear of going
outside (agoraphobia). Teens who smoke were 6 times more likely to get
agoraphobia. And, teen smokers were 15 times more likely to have panic attacks
than teens who did not smoke. Scientists think the reason is that nicotine hurts
blood vessels to the brain, and also blocks air from the lungs. Whatever the
reason, teen smokers are more likely to have panic attacks, anxiety disorders,
and depression.
References
1. National Institute on Drug Abuse. NIDA Research Report-Nicotine Addiction
(http://www.drugabuse.gov/researchreports/nicotine/nicotine.html): NIH Pub. No.
01-4342. Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Printed July, 1998. Reprinted Aug.,
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2. National Institute on Drug Abuse. Mind Over Matter: The Brain's Response
to Nicotine (http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/mom_nic1.asp): NIH Pub. No. 00-3858.
Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Printed 1997. Reprinted 1998, 2000.
3. National Institute on Drug Abuse. NIDA Notes, vol 15, no 1: Teen
Alternative to Cigarettes Has Higher Concentrations of Nicotine (http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol15N1/BBoard.html):
Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Retrieved June 2003.
4. National Institute on Drug Abuse. NIDA InfoFacts: Cigarettes and Other
Nicotine Products (http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofax/tobacco.html): Bethesda, MD:
NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Retrieved June 2003.
5. National Institute on Drug Abuse. NIDA Published Article: Parents:
Nicotine is a Real Threat to Your Kids (http://www.drugabuse.gov/Published_Articles/Nicotinethreat.html):
Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Retrieved June 2003.
6. National Institute on Drug Abuse. Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientists
Program (http://www.nida.nih.gov/JSP/JSP.html): NIH Pub. No. 01-4575. Bethesda,
MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Printed 2001.
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Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, DHHS. Retrieved June 2003.
9. SAMHSA Office of Applied Studies. Results from the 2001 National Household
Survey on Drug Abuse: Volume III; Detailed Tables Volume III-ABN; Prevalence
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SAMHSA, DHHS. Retrieved June 2003.
SOURCE: The National Institute on Drug Abuse
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